2026 National Leaders Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 10/10/2026

Name G Ret. Yards Avg. TD Ret./G Yards/G
1 Oregon 1 5 52 10.40 0 5.0 52.0
2 Ole Miss 1 3 40 13.33 0 3.0 40.0
3 Old Dominion 2 1 78 78.00 1 0.5 39.0
4 Coastal Carolina 2 1 73 73.00 1 0.5 36.5
5 Pittsburgh 2 7 69 9.86 0 3.5 34.5
6 Florida Atlantic 1 2 34 17.00 0 2.0 34.0
7 Notre Dame 2 4 67 16.75 0 2.0 33.5
8 Georgia Tech 1 1 33 33.00 0 1.0 33.0
9 BYU 2 7 64 9.14 0 3.5 32.0
10 Kentucky 2 3 62 20.67 1 1.5 31.0
10 New Mexico 1 2 31 15.50 0 2.0 31.0
12 UAB 2 4 61 15.25 0 2.0 30.5
13 SMU 1 2 28 14.00 0 2.0 28.0
14 Wyoming 2 4 54 13.50 0 2.0 27.0
15 Houston 2 4 52 13.00 0 2.0 26.0
15 Miami (OH) 2 4 52 13.00 0 2.0 26.0
17 Jacksonville State 1 1 25 25.00 0 1.0 25.0
17 Tulane 1 2 25 12.50 0 2.0 25.0
19 Kansas 2 2 48 24.00 0 1.0 24.0
19 UNLV 2 3 48 16.00 0 1.5 24.0
19 Kansas State 1 2 24 12.00 0 2.0 24.0
19 Utah 1 3 24 8.00 0 3.0 24.0
23 James Madison 2 3 45 15.00 0 1.5 22.5
23 Ohio State 2 6 45 7.50 0 3.0 22.5
25 Ohio 2 6 44 7.33 0 3.0 22.0
26 Florida State 2 4 43 10.75 0 2.0 21.5
26 UTSA 2 5 43 8.60 0 2.5 21.5
28 Oklahoma State 1 1 21 21.00 0 1.0 21.0
29 Texas State 1 2 20 10.00 0 2.0 20.0
29 Nebraska 2 5 40 8.00 0 2.5 20.0
31 Kent State 2 2 39 19.50 0 1.0 19.5
32 Oregon State 2 4 36 9.00 0 2.0 18.0
33 Missouri 2 4 35 8.75 0 2.0 17.5
34 California 2 4 33 8.25 0 2.0 16.5
35 Texas 1 5 16 3.20 0 5.0 16.0
36 West Virginia 2 2 30 15.00 0 1.0 15.0
37 North Texas 2 3 28 9.33 0 1.5 14.0
38 Iowa 2 4 27 6.75 0 2.0 13.5
39 Sam Houston State 1 1 13 13.00 0 1.0 13.0
39 Northwestern 2 3 26 8.67 0 1.5 13.0
41 Rice 2 1 25 25.00 0 0.5 12.5
41 USC 2 4 25 6.25 0 2.0 12.5
43 Baylor 1 1 12 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
43 Wisconsin 1 1 12 12.00 0 1.0 12.0
43 Georgia Southern 2 3 24 8.00 0 1.5 12.0
43 Michigan 1 2 12 6.00 0 2.0 12.0
47 Memphis 2 2 23 11.50 0 1.0 11.5
47 South Carolina 2 3 23 7.67 0 1.5 11.5
49 Miami (FL) 1 1 11 11.00 0 1.0 11.0
50 Arizona State 2 1 21 21.00 0 0.5 10.5
50 Minnesota 2 4 21 5.25 0 2.0 10.5
52 Boston College 1 1 10 10.00 0 1.0 10.0
52 Tennessee 2 3 20 6.67 0 1.5 10.0
54 North Dakota State 2 3 19 6.33 0 1.5 9.5
54 Toledo 2 3 19 6.33 0 1.5 9.5
56 Buffalo 2 1 18 18.00 0 0.5 9.0
56 Washington 2 2 18 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
56 Texas Tech 1 1 9 9.00 0 1.0 9.0
56 Liberty 2 3 18 6.00 0 1.5 9.0
56 Kennesaw State 1 2 9 4.50 0 2.0 9.0
61 Eastern Michigan 2 1 16 16.00 0 0.5 8.0
61 LSU 2 1 16 16.00 0 0.5 8.0
61 Michigan State 2 2 16 8.00 0 1.0 8.0
61 Oklahoma 1 1 8 8.00 1 1.0 8.0
61 Syracuse 2 4 16 4.00 0 2.0 8.0
66 Arizona 2 1 15 15.00 0 0.5 7.5
66 Purdue 2 1 15 15.00 0 0.5 7.5
68 Temple 2 2 13 6.50 0 1.0 6.5
68 Utah State 2 4 13 3.25 0 2.0 6.5
70 UCF 2 2 11 5.50 0 1.0 5.5
70 Virginia 2 2 11 5.50 0 1.0 5.5
72 Hawaii 2 2 10 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
72 Penn State 2 2 10 5.00 0 1.0 5.0
72 East Carolina 1 3 5 1.67 0 3.0 5.0
75 Connecticut 2 1 8 8.00 0 0.5 4.0
75 Central Michigan 2 2 8 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
75 South Alabama 2 2 8 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
75 Texas A&M 2 2 8 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
75 Clemson 1 1 4 4.00 0 1.0 4.0
75 Wake Forest 2 4 8 2.00 0 2.0 4.0
81 Akron 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
81 NC State 2 1 7 7.00 0 0.5 3.5
81 Bowling Green 2 2 7 3.50 0 1.0 3.5
81 New Mexico State 2 3 7 2.33 0 1.5 3.5
85 Illinois 2 1 6 6.00 0 0.5 3.0
85 Virginia Tech 2 1 6 6.00 0 0.5 3.0
85 Marshall 2 2 6 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
85 North Carolina 2 2 6 3.00 0 1.0 3.0
85 Navy 2 3 6 2.00 0 1.5 3.0
90 Maryland 2 2 5 2.50 0 1.0 2.5
91 Western Michigan 2 1 4 4.00 0 0.5 2.0
91 Louisiana Tech 2 2 4 2.00 0 1.0 2.0
93 San Diego State 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
93 USF 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
93 Washington State 2 1 3 3.00 0 0.5 1.5
93 Vanderbilt 2 2 3 1.50 0 1.0 1.5
97 Georgia 2 1 2 2.00 0 0.5 1.0
97 FIU 1 1 1 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
97 Georgia State 1 1 1 1.00 0 1.0 1.0
97 Fresno State 2 4 2 0.50 0 2.0 1.0
101 UTEP 2 1 1 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
101 Western Kentucky 2 1 1 1.00 0 0.5 0.5
103 Boise State 2 2 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
103 Nevada 1 1 0 0.00 0 1.0 0.0
105 Army 2 3 -1 -0.33 0 1.5 -0.5
105 Arkansas 2 1 -1 -1.00 0 0.5 -0.5
107 Alabama 2 1 -2 -2.00 0 0.5 -1.0
108 UCLA 1 2 -3 -1.50 0 2.0 -3.0